Brook Court, Flat 1, 98 Millbrook Road East, Southampton, SO15 1JQ

Brook Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO15 1JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in Brook Court, where floor areas span 40–42 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 59). The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in June 2003. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 sits 85.9% above the 2003 sale of £71,000.